
Hilary nears Mexico's Baja California peninsula as Southern California braces for impact
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Hurricane Hilary was classified Saturday a Category 1 as the storm moved closer to Mexico's Baja California and officials warned of "catastrophic flooding" to that region and the southwestern U.S.
In its latest bulletin on Sunday morning at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT, the National Hurricane Center said the storm was located about 285 miles south of San Diego, California. The storm is expected to made landfall in Mexico on Sunday.
As of that advisory, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. It is the first time ever that the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for Southern California, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.

Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship."

Toronto — Canada's Liberal Party has chosen veteran central bank leader Mark Carney as its new leader, meaning he will quickly replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the country's top office. The transition, and Trudeau's political downfall, comes amid the chaotic trade war with Canada's closest ally launched by President Trump.

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago.

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday.